What do you study to?

Burning Down · 04-13-2012, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

I like to study to some good jazz. Most predominately I enjoy listening to Ornette Coleman, Sun Ra, Sonny Sharrock, (instrumental) Lounge Lizards, and Albert Ayler. These artists all put me in a calm and unstressed mood and don't distract me as much as it would if I put on something with great vocals, because I always end up singing along to it. But jazz, especially that of the freer sort, is a great tool to have on in the background while I study.

Me too! Ornette Coleman is great. And I also like to listen to Coltrane's album Ascension while studying.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 04-13-2012, 08:48 PM

Can't concentrate to Ornette Coleman at all. His playing is too lyrical.

**Frownland** · 04-13-2012, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Burning Down

Me too! Ornette Coleman is great. And I also like to listen to Coltrane's album Ascension while studying.

Indeed, Ascension is prime for studying. I love studying to Coleman's Free Jazz, similarly; I tend to hammer down during the ten minute bass solo, it's facking fantastic.

Arya Stark · 04-13-2012, 10:55 PM

It really depends, because most of my studying now consists of reading articles from Literature Journals to write papers or reading books.
Regarding the books, the music has to go with the feel of the book.

I can't listen to Rihanna and read Jane Austen.

Regarding the journals, I just have to read something not too distracting. I actually have generally found music to be pretty distracting if it's something I know too well.

There's an album I can't remember the name of that mojopinuk sent me and it's awesome to do work to.
Something with 'Captain' in it.

ThePhanastasio · 04-13-2012, 10:59 PM

I was huge on studying to The Ramones and The Violent Femmes. Weirdly, that got me motivated, in the zone, and was able to become background noise enough that I could get stuff done.

Arya Stark · 04-13-2012, 11:04 PM

This is Your Captain Speaking.

That's the band I was talking about. Great homework music.

Blarobbarg · 04-13-2012, 11:38 PM

A lot of ambient stuff, but not drone. Think ambient jazz, sometimes with heavy dashes of electronica.. Some of my favorites are Somewhere Off Jazz Street, Bohren & der Club of Gore, The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, Bersarin Quartett, Dale Cooper Quartet, Floex, Yesterdays New Quintet. I didn't realize I listened to so much of that stuff until I just typed it out, dang.

Depending on how my mind is working that day, older jazz like Ornette Coleman, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, or even Lou Armstrong might also be good.

And sometimes, for some reason, metal helps. For those rare times, it is usually Torche, Mastodon, or Coroner.

Howard the Duck · 04-14-2012, 06:09 AM

i don't study these days

but back when I did my law course, i either put on extreme metal or Radio One (mostly British pop hits) at loud volumes, to the extent I got a lot of complains from other students at the library from the noise that was leaking out of my Walkman earphones

i'm one of those rare ones that can listen separately from what I'm reading

it's the same at work now, i put on really raucous stuff when i'm working - gets the job done faster

The Final Track · 04-15-2012, 08:15 AM

Chopin

The7thFret · 05-16-2012, 07:55 PM

I like a good share of the old piano music when I study. i find Ludivico Einaudi to be particularly good to study to... Especially if there's background noise in the Uni library or something! Check it out, thank me later :P

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